Cane toads are everywhere in Queensland and they are slowly making their way to every corner of Australia. They have now been found in Sydney and Perth (presumably they hitched a ride on a truck or train). They were introduced as a biological control for cane beetles, but soon became a pest themselves, competing with native frogs for the same food. People have various methods of 'controlling' them, including using them in games of backyard cricket, but I think that is cruel (they can't help being successful). The pic above is one we bought at the markets a few years ago. They remove the innards and laquer them so they go hard and then mount them in various poses. This guy rode the prairie for several years, until his leg broke off. Ah, Toady! You lived hard and died young! (or is that lived young and died hard?).
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